Phonics
Phonemic Awareness
Make a Word
Syllable Types
Digraphs, Trigraphs, and Diphthongs
100

What sound do the letters "tch" make?

/ch/

100

What is the first sound in the word "sun"?

/s/

100

Change the "h" in hat to 'c". What word do you get?

cat

100

What type of syllable is "log"?

closed

100

Give an example of a consonant digraph.

(ch, sh, th, wh, ng, ck, ph)

200

Which word starts with a blend: tree or egg?

tree

200

 How many phonemes are in the word "dog"?

3

200

Take away the /s/ in spot. What word do you have?

pot

200

In the word "robot" what is the first syllable type?

open

200

Which trigraph makes the /j/ sound?

-dge

300

Does the "a" in cat make a short or long sound?

short

300

Say a word that rhymes with "hat"?

(cat, mat, sat, that, chat, fat, etc.)

300

Change the middle sound in chip to /a/, what is the new word?

chap

300

What syllable type is in the word "spark"?

r-controlled

300

Say a word with a digraph.

Any word with ch, sh, th, wh, ng, ck, ph.

chop, them, shut, whip, sing, back, phone

400

When do you hear a soft "g"?

When it is next to e, i, or y.

400

 What sound do you hear in the middle of "shark"?

/r/

400

Change the sound /k/ in "pork" to the sound /ch/.

porch

400

Which word has a final stable syllable? table or boy

table

400

How many diphthongs are in the word "cowboy"?

2

500

What is the Cat, Kite rule?

You use a "c" with a, o, u.

You use "k" with e, i, y.

500

How many phonemes are in the word "thumped"?

5 /th/ /ŭ/ /m/ /p/ /t/

500

Change the sound /ō/ in "poke" to the sound /är/.

park

500

What two syllable types are in the word "growing"?

diphthong and inflectional ending

500

Say a word with a diphthong.

Any word using /oi/ or /ou/.

boy, joy, toy

oil, coin, choice

frown, cow, howl

mouth, shout, count

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